Marquette and vicinity: Today, partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow showers. Highs around 21. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Tonight, a 20 percent chance of snow showers in the evening. Mostly cloudy. Lows around 8 above inland to around 14 at the shore. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Extended forecast: Thursday, snow. Highs around 29. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Chance of snow 90 percent. Thursday night, mostly cloudy. Lows 20 to 25. Friday, a 40 percent chance of snow in the afternoon. Cloudy. Highs around 34. Friday night, snow. Lows around 27. Chance of snow 90 percent. Saturday, a chance of snow in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs around 32. Chance of snow 50 percent. Saturday night and Sunday, mostly clear. Lows 14 to 19. Highs around 35. Sunday night and Monday, mostly clear. Lows 22 to 27. Highs around 38.

Lake Superior: Today, northwest wind 10 to 15 knots. Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Light freezing spray through the day. Waves building to 2 to 4 feet. Tonight, west wind less than 10 knots backing south 10 to 15 knots after midnight. Gusts up to 23 knots. Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the evening. Waves subsiding to 1 to 2 feet.

Temperatures: The average temperature Tuesday at the National Weather Service office in Negaunee Township was 6 degrees, 17 degrees below normal. The high Tuesday was 12 degrees and the overnight low was 0 degrees.

Precipitation: Tuesday, trace. Year to date, 25.05 inches. Normal to date, 34.73 inches.

Snowfall: Tuesday, trace. Season to date, 32.3 inches. Normal to date, 38.1 inches.

Sunset: 5:03 this evening.

Sunrise: 8:22 a.m. Thursday